Functionalizing Surfaces by Physical Vapor Deposition To Measure the Degree of Nanoscale Contact Using FRET.

Adhesion between solid materials is caused by intermolecular forces that only take place if the adhering surfaces are at nanoscale contact (NSC) (i.e., 0.

A system of FRET dyes designed to assess the degree of nano-scale contact between surfaces for interfacial adhesion.

Hypothesis: Interfacial adhesion caused by intermolecular forces only occur between surfaces at nano-scale contact (NSC), i.e., 0.